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Atlético Madrid coach Diego Simeone spoke to the media ahead of Saturday’s La Liga fixture against Real Sociedad. He called upon his team to build upon the momentum of reaching the Copa del Rey final in midweek. When asked if he had any concerns heading into an intense period, El Cholo replied that his team […]
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Atlético Madrid will have the chance to suss out Copa del Rey final opponents Real Sociedad when the two teams meet in LALIGA on Saturday at the Estadio Metropolitano. Both clubs sealed their passage through to April’s cup final in midweek — Atleti squeezing past FC Barcelona and La Real beating local rivals Athletic Club. […]
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Antoine Griezmann reportedly has put a long-mooted move to Major League Soccer on hold, as Atlético de Madrid’s all-time top scorer has decided to stay in Spain until the end of the European season. This means Griezmann (health permitting) will participate in the Copa del Rey final on April 18, after Atlético booked their place […]
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“We are Atlético de Madrid. We are destined to suffer.” Diego Simeone knew the score, literally and figuratively. Of course, a 4-0 lead from the first leg of their Copa del Rey semifinal tie against holders FC Barcelona had Atlético dreaming of a first Copa del Rey final since 2013. It was an unusual situation […]
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Atlético Madrid are back in a Copa del Rey final. A 3–0 defeat to FC Barcelona at the Spotify Camp Nou was just (barely) enough to send the Rojiblancos through on aggregate. The last time Atleti reached any domestic cup final under Diego Simeone was the 2020 Supercopa. The last Copa del Rey final? 2013. […]
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Atlético Madrid boss Diego Simeone praised his side as he spoke of a Copa del Rey final appearance which has been a long time coming, as a 3-0 defeat to Barcelona at Camp Nou was enough to secure a first showing in the final of the competition since 2013 following a 4-0 first leg win. […]
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Atlético Madrid survived an FC Barcelona onslaught to go through to the Copa del Rey final for the first time in 13 years. With the work having been done in the first half of the first leg three weeks ago, four goals proved to have been enough for Los Rojiblancos, who were far from their […]
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Atlético Madrid are 90 minutes away from the Copa del Rey final in Seville. All they need to do is not mess this up. Atlético take a 4-0 aggregate lead over holders FC Barcelona into this second leg tonight, when the Rojiblancos can eliminate the Blaugrana from the cup for the first time since 2000 […]
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Atlético Madrid coach Diego Simeone insisted on a message of optimism when asked about his satisfaction with his team’s season so far in his pre-match press conference before the Copa del Rey semi-final second leg on Tuesday night. “Let’s see, when you start the pre-season, you say: ‘hopefully in February or March we’ll be fighting […]
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Following a 1-0 victory in LALIGA against Oviedo on Saturday, Atlético Madrid enter this Copa del Rey second leg tie with a 4-0 lead on aggregate over FC Barcelona, and 90 minutes from their first domestic cup final appearance since 2013. Atlético won narrowly at the weekend, when Julián Alvarez’s 94th-minute winner saw Los Rojiblancos […]
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A heavily-rotated Atlético de Madrid side squeaked past a determined Real Oviedo at Estadio Municipal Carlos Tartiere on Saturday night, when Julián Alvarez’s 94th-minute goal secured a 1-0 win for the visitors — who moved joint-third in LaLiga and won on the road for just the fourth time all season. Let’s take a closer look […]
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If you watched that match from start to finish, you are either: It felt harsh for a desperate Oviedo side to come away with no points, but the winner from Julián Alvarez was ultimately well-earned for Atleti. Though they didn’t play all that well, Los Colchoneros did not play particularly poorly either. The first half […]
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Speaking after a last-gasp win over La Liga strugglers Real Oviedo, coach Diego Simeone was keen to praise Atlético Madrid matchwinner Julián Alvarez. “A goal is always an incentive for strikers,” the coach said. “He’s a very important player, recognised worldwide, wanted by lots of teams, but we have him and hopefully he can give […]
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Speaking after a last-gasp win over La Liga strugglers Real Oviedo, coach Diego Simeone was keen to praise Atlético Madrid matchwinner Julián Alvarez. “A goal is always an incentive for strikers,” the coach said. “He’s a very important player, recognised worldwide, wanted by lots of teams, but we have him and hopefully he can give […]
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Atlético de Madrid headed to the northwest of Spain to take on Real Oviedo in Saturday night action in LaLiga. It took until the very end in Asturias, but Julián Alvarez silenced the Carlos Tartiere with a 94th-minute winner as Atleti leapfrogged Villarreal into third place. Oblak Between the sticks, Oblak was called upon to […]
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Atlético Madrid coach Diego Simeone was coy on the hot topic of Antoine Griezmann’s future as he addressed the media in his pre-match press conference before facing Real Oviedo on Saturday. Responding to the first of many questions on the Frenchman, Simeone explained “I understand your question, but the other day, I think I was […]
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Atlético Madrid return to LALIGA action when they take a trip to the Northern principality of Asturias to face Real Oviedo on Saturday night. Sandwiched between two important midweek matches, this encounter with the league’s bottom side comes at a welcome moment for Atleti. On Tuesday this week, Los Rojiblancos assured their place in the […]
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Atlético de Madrid on Friday learned that they will face Tottenham Hotspur in the UEFA Champions League’s round of 16 next month — the sides’ first official meeting since Spurs defeated Atlético in the 1963 Cup Winners’ Cup final. The first leg will take place at Estadio Metropolitano on March 10, marking Tottenham Hotspur’s return […]
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Ángel Donato’s Atlético de Madrid U19 edged past Maccabi Haifa in a heart-stopping UEFA Youth League Round of 16 clash on Wednesday afternoon. Atlético had to see out an exciting penalty shootout after drawing 1-1 through 90 minutes. Winger Jorge Rajado scored an early goal for Atleti and ended the match with the decisive fifth […]
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Atlético Madrid are through to the Champions League round of 16 after a 4–1 win over Club Brugge. However, the story of this tie, and even this game, was far more layered than a routine European night at the Metropolitano. For 135 minutes across both legs, Atlético had flirted with self-sabotage. They were sloppy in […]
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An ecstatic Diego Simeone spoke after he saw his Atlético Madrid team trounce Club Brugge 4-1 to win 7-4 on aggregate in the UEFA Champions League play-off round at the Metropolitano on Tuesday evening. “I’m very happy, there’s a lot of hard work behind these results, which are starting to be more positive than negative,” […]
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Coming off of a convincing 4-2 win against Espanyol over the weekend, Los Rojiblancos were able to extend their Champions League campaign thanks to a second-half volley from Johnny Cardoso and a hat-trick from Alexander Sørloth. Here’s how each player rated after the team’s thumping 4-1 win at home against Club Brugge. Oblak From the […]
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According to The Athletic on Monday evening, Major League Soccer’s Orlando City are “chasing” Antoine Griezmann and hope to sign the Atlético de Madrid legend as a Designated Player in the coming weeks. Tom Bogert, Mario Cortegana and Paul Tenorio report that Orlando City have held “advanced discussions” over personal terms with Griezmann, who is […]
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Atlético Madrid coach Diego Simeone spoke to the media on Monday ahead of Tuesday evening’s UEFA Champions League play-off second leg against Club Brugge at the Estadio Riyadh Air Metropolitano. Simeone reflected that “the match could be unimaginable because you have an idea of what might happen, but obviously it doesn’t always turn out that […]
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Atlético Madrid will play for a place in the UEFA Champions League last 16 on Tuesday night when they welcome Club Brugge KV to the Estadio Metropolitano. With this play-off round tie poised at 3-3 from last week’s topsy-turvy first leg in Belgium, Atleti will be well aware of the threat their opponents will bring […]
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